First attempt to being british
March 30th, 2006 by Yvonne
I stumbled upon an old friend’s blog, and was amused by his extraordinary writing, which somehow is capable of making even the simplest things sound humorous. I figured that if I read him often enough, I’d catch on his technique and turn myself into Emily Dickinson. So from now on, this blog will be full of my experimental attempts at being a british writer.
But I shall not reveal his identity just yet, in case if he selfishly decides to cease blogging to prohibit his secrets to good writing from leaking away.
Anyway, just as I was complaining about our boring English class, the atmosphere seemed to have improved today, or maybe because I’m now sitting at the front row with Melissa, an ACE student, who is helping me out with the notes.
I was invited to teach about Prepositions to the class, even though I knew not much better than the rest, who were bright enough to understand my faulty explanation. I flipped open my notebook and proceeded to jot on the whiteboard before explaining further, partially hoping that I’d do an impressive job.
Many looked on attentively, some nodded excitedly as encouragement. while God knows what ran in the head of others. I ended my brief session in such a sudden that they might have expected more, so that left me comtemplating the silence for a bit. I promptly asked, “You know what I’m saying?”, and they clapped in amusement. Eureka, I made it!
On another note, college staff cum big brother, Eric Lee, has got a new refreshing crop, that left him looking younger than he really is. Daniel Gan, on the other hand, seemed to have immitated Elvis Presley this morning.
The rest of my time in college was spent in cyberspace with Yeeu Jen, when I should have been hitting the gym. Guilty, guilty, but that’s what lawyers do. They entice you with lucrative words and then leave you in debt, scot free. In my case, I’m now in debt with the gym for storing excessive fat in my body.
That’s all for today. Nothing new, but tomorrow will be a good one. I’m giving a speech at Alpha Omega Academy. Wish me luck!
Oh, and, I learned a new word today. Ethnocentrism! Go figure.
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